Christie's is selling the wardrobe from The Devil Wears Prada 2. The clothes go on the block as New York Fashion Week opens, and the money runs to journalists and young designers.
The sale is online. It runs from September 1 to 15 on the Christie's website, a mix of screen-worn costume, accessories and a handful of experiences. The lots come straight from the sequel, the film that turned a magazine office into a decade of shorthand for the trade.
There is a room to see them in. From September 8 to 13, Christie's opens a free exhibition at 20 Rockefeller Plaza, the pieces laid out for anyone who walks in. Viewing runs ten to five for most of those days and one to five on the last. Hours can shift, so they are worth a check before a visit.
The lots
The list reads like a call sheet. A Gabriela Hearst Niki dress worn by Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs. A Dries Van Noten tassel jacket worn by Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestly. Dolce & Gabbana pieces from the film's Milan runway sequence, back in a saleroom now.
There is a black-and-white Schiaparelli jacket and a Dior suit from the film. An Elsa Peretti Bone Cuff worn by Emily Blunt. A signed prototype of the red Valentino Garavani Rockstud pump. And a feather dress by Terrence Zhou of BAD BINCH TONGTONG, worn by Lady Gaga in the RUNWAY music video. Christie's says more may be added before bidding opens, so the catalogue is where the final word sits.
The cause
The online sale benefits the Committee to Protect Journalists and the CFDA. The live auction on September 10 splits its proceeds between CPJ and the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund, run through the CFDA Foundation. One half of that pairing defends reporters at work; the other backs American designers early in their careers.
The match is a clean one. Prada is a film about fashion and publishing, the two trades it puts on screen. Selling its clothes for press freedom and new design sends the money back toward the people the story is about.
A screen costume carries three lives at once: the house that made it, the character who wore it, the face that gave it away.
The Splendid EditThe week
The timing is deliberate. Christie's holds the exhibition across the opening days of the Spring/Summer 2027 shows, most of them shut to anyone without a credential. Rockefeller Center turns into a way in, a fashion stop the public can reach without an invitation.
Costumes and accessories from The Devil Wears Prada 2, on view during New York Fashion Week. Courtesy of Fashion PR Firm
The September 10 evening is the one thing here that stays behind a rope. Christie's, the CFDA and CPJ host a cocktail reception and the live sale that night, and it is invitation only. A press credential for the week does not open that door.
A garment made for a character picks up value the moment the credits roll. The house is in it, the film is in it, the performance is in it. Christie's is betting a saleroom can hold all three, and that the cause carries the rest.